Ralph Michael Lopez and his wife Mandy Lopez were trying to help two women get off the streets after one of them was allegedly trying to get out of an abusive relationship. He was shot to death in his driveway by one of the women's ex-boyfriend. less

Ralph Michael Lopez and his wife Mandy Lopez were trying to help two women get off the streets after one of them was allegedly trying to get out of an abusive relationship. He was shot to death in his driveway ... more

Photo: Photo Courtesy Of The Lopez Family.

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SAN ANTONIO -- Police said a man’s decision to help two women proved fatal early Monday when he was shot during an altercation.

Two others have been charged with murder in the death of Ralph Michael Lopez, 34.

Police said Lopez and a woman invited the other two women to their home in the 9200 block of Lytle Avenue to “help them out,” as the two women had been thrown out of their apartment.

Once in the South Side home, the other two women got into an argument with each other, and one of them called for a ride to take them away, police said.

Dustin Lee Osborne, 19, and Gabriel Aguilar, 39, showed up, but one of the women — Osborne’s ex-girlfriend — refused to leave with them, according to police.